Airlines with the most expensive excess baggage fees

Ranked by combined overweight + oversize surcharge, steepest first. These are the airlines where one heavy bag hurts the most.

#	Airline	Overweight + oversize
1	ITA Airways	$362
2	American Airlines	$300
3	Delta Air Lines	$300
4	Hawaiian Airlines	$300
5	JetBlue	$300
6	Southwest Airlines	$300
7	United Airlines	$300
8	China Eastern Airlines	$280
9	Hainan Airlines	$280
10	China Southern Airlines	$250
11	Copa Airlines	$250
12	Air Canada	$200
13	Alaska Airlines	$200
14	Jeju Air	$200
15	WestJet	$163
16	Frontier Airlines	$150
17	Air Transat	$146
18	Air Serbia	$135
19	Allegiant Air	$125
20	Sun Country Airlines	$120
21	airBaltic	$119
22	LATAM Airlines	$115
23	Aer Lingus	$100
24	British Airways	$100
25	Iberia	$100
26	Porter Airlines	$78
27	Ryanair	$78
28	Saudia	$78
29	Vueling	$72
30	Finnair	$70
31	SAS (Scandinavian Airlines)	$59
32	flydubai	$55
33	Pegasus Airlines	$54
34	SunExpress	$49
35	Wizz Air	$49
36	Virgin Australia	$43
37	Azul Brazilian Airlines	$40
38	Air Busan	$37
39	VivaAerobus	$35
40	flyadeal	$33
41	Air Seoul	$30
42	FlySafair	$30
43	flynas	$27
44	Peach Aviation	$26
45	Citilink	$20
46	TUI Airways	$19
47	Jetstar	$17
48	Eurowings	$16
49	Transavia	$16
50	Norwegian	$15
51	Thai Lion Air	$10
52	SpiceJet	$8

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Generated from the verified data on each airline page. Fees change often and vary by route and fare — always confirm on the airline's official site before booking.